{"id":"tas:sr-2014-097","name":"Proclamation under the Residential Tenancy Amendment Act 2013","slug":"tas-sr-2014-097","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"97 of 2014","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314120,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2014-097-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Residential Tenancy Amendment Act 2013","content":"> Proclamation under the Residential Tenancy Amendment Act 2013\n\nI, the Lieutenant-Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, by this my proclamation made under [section 2 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-045#GS2@EN) [Residential Tenancy Amendment Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-045) fix 1 October 2014 as the day on which the provisions of that Act, other than sections 19 and 26, commence.\n\n22 September 2014\n\nA. M. BLOW\n\nLieutenant-Governor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nDR. VANESSA GOODWIN\n\nMinister for Justice\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 1 October 2014\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Made under s 2 of the Act, the proclamation sets the commencement date for most provisions but does not alter the Act's substantive content. Sections 19 and 26 remain uncommenced; the instrument changes timing only, not legal scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single, explicit commencement date (1 October 2014) reduces timing ambiguity","Limited carve-outs (sections 19 and 26 not commenced) add a minor exception to the otherwise uniform start","Administrative provenance is clear: proclamation by the Lieutenant‑Governor on Executive Council advice","No substantive amendments or operative rules in the proclamation itself — purely procedural","Notification in the Gazette and administration by the Department of Justice make implementation channels straightforward"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation brings most provisions of the Residential Tenancy Amendment Act 2013 into force on 1 October 2014, except sections 19 and 26. It was made by the Lieutenant‑Governor on the advice of the Executive Council and notified in the Gazette.\n\nIt affects landlords, tenants and the Department of Justice by fixing when amended rights and obligations take effect, creating a clear compliance date and shifting administrative and private planning costs to that start date."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The scope has not changed. This is a commencement proclamation with a fixed, narrow administrative purpose — to bring the Residential Tenancy Amendment Act 2013 into force. It contains no substantive provisions that could expand or narrow in scope."},"complexity_factors":["Purely administrative instrument with no substantive legal content","Single purpose: to set a commencement date for another Act","No operative provisions, conditions, or exceptions to interpret","Very short document with no technical legal definitions or cross-references"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation formally commenced the Residential Tenancy Amendment Act 2013 in Tasmania, bringing that Act’s changes into force on 1 October 2014. It doesn’t alter rights itself but is the legal “go” signal that made the 2013 amendments effective, affecting tenants, landlords and property managers in Tasmania."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"N/A — This is a commencement instrument with no substantive policy content; it performs exactly the limited function it was designed for (bringing an Act into force)."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a commencement date)","Only one explicit exception (sections 19 and 26 excluded)","No defined terms, no cross-references to other legislation beyond citation","Standard proclamation format, 4 paragraphs total","No conditional logic or delegated powers"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings most of a new law into effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 October 2014** as the date when the *Residential Tenancy Amendment Act 2013* (Tasmania) starts operating\n- **Excludes two sections** (19 and 26) — these parts of the law don't start yet and will come into force later\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania (acting on advice from the Executive Council, which is the formal name for the state Cabinet)\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament often don't start immediately. This document officially \"switches on\" the law so it actually applies to landlords and tenants.\n- Without this proclamation, the 2013 amendments would just sit on the shelf unused.\n\n**Key takeaway:** Most of Tasmania's 2013 residential tenancy changes became enforceable from 1 October 2014, but two specific sections were held back for later."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A proclamation that has not been modified since 2017 cannot meaningfully self-certify its currency to 2026 without some mechanism of ongoing verification. The 'to date' currency claim implies active maintenance, but the modification date contradicts this. The instrument is effectively asserting its own current validity without any evidential basis post-2017.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The proclamation states it is 'current from 1 October 2014 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:25)' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 5 July 2017'. If the file has not been modified since 5 July 2017, the claim that currency extends meaningfully 'to date' in 2026 is misleading, as no verification of ongoing currency has occurred in nearly nine years."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version / Legislation update notice","severity":"low","reasoning":"Commencement proclamations are typically spent instruments once the nominated date passes. Representing such an instrument as subject to ongoing updates within 3 working days is formally absurd — there is nothing left to update after 1 October 2014.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The instrument states legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the proclamation itself is a single-purpose commencement instrument with no substantive operative provisions visible in the text. A proclamation that merely commences an amending Act has nothing substantive to update, making this standard disclaimer inapplicable and potentially misleading in this context."},{"type":"other","section":"Document structure / Title repetition","severity":"low","reasoning":"A legislative instrument with duplicated provisions raises a question of which version prevails. Courts interpreting such an instrument would need to reconcile the repetition. While almost certainly a technical error, as a matter of strict legal logic the duplication is an absurdity within the published authoritative text.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The document's headings and subheadings are duplicated verbatim multiple times throughout (e.g., the title 'Proclamation under the Residential Tenancy Amendment Act 2013' appears at least four times, and 'Status Information', 'Currency of version', 'Table of Amending Instruments', 'Authorisation' each appear at least twice). While likely a rendering artefact, if treated as the authoritative text of a legislative instrument, the repeated and internally duplicated provisions create genuine ambiguity about which instance constitutes the operative text."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('current from 1 October 2014 to date (accessed 8 April 2026)')","section_b":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 5 July 2017'","confidence":0.74,"description":"The instrument asserts ongoing currency to April 2026, implying it reflects the current state of the law, while the authorisation metadata confirms the file has not been modified since July 2017. These two statements are in tension: currency to 2026 implies active maintenance through 2026, but the modification date shows no action has been taken for nearly nine years. If intervening legislative changes affected this instrument and were not reflected, the currency claim would be affirmatively false."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2014-097","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2014-097/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2014-097/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2014-097/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2014-097/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2014-097/documents"}}